Local News Briefs From Jefferson County City
Richland visitor A N Smith parks Campbell and Jacob Gerber spent yesterday in Bentonsport. Alma Quelle of Burlington visits friends in the city. Ruggles of Birmingham spends the day here. Amos Foote returns from Kansas City business trip. Bussard of Chicago staying with Leland Fradshaw. Baker ill with typhoid at Jefferson County Hospital improving. Loretta McKee of Stockport resumes studies at Parsons College. Mrs Frank Light and daughter home from Chicago and Chicago visits. Chas Riggs Fay Riggs and W H Riggs of Libertyville visit friends. Evergeen Lodge D of H holds important regular meeting next Friday. Rev R H Polly at Mt Pleasant addressing Brotherhood class. Louise Manatrey leaves for Iowa City to resume studies at State University. Leonard Lewis and Mrs W P Ferrer and daughter Geneva visit. Grand jury reconvenes for the week. Brom family returning to Prairie City. Paul Ferrer returns from Libertyville to resume Parsons College. Mrs Robert Buchanan tours Beatrice Neb and Denver Colo. Mid week Methodist service at 7 30 led by new minister. Blanche Culbertson arrives to take assistant superintendent duties at Jefferson County Hospital. High line wires Fairfield Ottumwa nearing completion as part of lighting plant upgrades.
Community society notices and church group events
The Wesleyan Bible Class meets at Mrs. Gil bert McClaren home on East Madison S1. The Log Cabin Chapter D A R hosts a tureen party at Miss June Chidester’s home. Baptist Ladies Aid moves to D C Wollett 307 FB Jefferson for Thursday. County Superintendent Katherine Stichter visits then returns to Washington. Members host guests for Miss Sadie Gibson and Mrs Dwight McGaughey. Neighbors and out of town guests attend Royal Neighbors gathering. Lutheran Ladies Aid to quit Friday meeting at Mrs J E Johnson’s West Burlington. Brotherhood Bible Class elects officers Rev W R Keesey, C M Graham, T B Short Jr, E G Pligg, Dr Ferris. Monthly officer elections and membership growth planned. Lutheran Sunshine Builders and Baraca Class hay rack party to Elmer Carlson home four miles NW. campfire and refreshments follow. autos arranged for those avoiding hay racks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan Bible
Methodist Church
Gilbert McClaren
East Madison S1
June Chidester
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Baptist Church
D. C. Wollett
Jefferson Street
Ray Kirkpatrick
Sara O'Brien
K. K. Klub
Kirkpatrick
East Adams Street
Sadie Gibson
Cleveland
Ohio
Dwight McGaughey
Keokuk
J. C. Lynch
Newton
Chas. Riggs
Libertyville
Sunshine Builders
Lutheran Sunday School
Elmer Carlson
Sweden alarms over U S attitude amid Buenos Aires cipher
Stockholm reports Sweden investigates Secretary Lansing exposure of Swedish legation use in Buenos Aires by Count Luxburg. The sensational charge fuels elections as socialist Dranting calls for inquiry and conservative Dagblad notes cipher likely in U S state department hands. Read the Classified Ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Lansing
Buenos Aires
Count Luxburg
Argentina
Dranting
Special Demokraten
Dagblad
State Department
Fairfield Boy in France Reports From Army Postcard
Mrs. Rachael Carter of Fairfield shares a postal card from her son Clifford D Carter a likely first Fairfield youth in France. The message dated August 21 from Army Postal Station No 1 notes censorship and lists him as first cook for NYU Hospital. He says they left the U S August 6 and asks for letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachael Carter
France
New York University Hospital
John Sexton Co. Wholesale Groceries Ad
G A Merich, agent and salesman for the John Sexton Co wholesale groceries of Chicago. Call at 204 South Main Street or phone 53 201.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Merich
The
John Sexton Co
Chicago
South Main Street
Modern home and rooms for rent ad
Classified notice advertises a modern home and rooms for rent by Mrs. C. M. Redick with phone number 3274. The snippet also references a column titled Those People and an ad service promising results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Redick
Ben Durfee of Third Regiment Sends Quick Card Home
A member of Company M, Third Regiment, en route to Mineola New York, reports from Fort Wayne Indiana that he is safe. He notes trains make writing hard and that the train does not stop long enough to feed, promising more news in a later letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. G. Spencer
Ben Durfee
Mineola
New York
Fort Wayne
Ind
Mearl
Durfee
Ben
Make your sauerkraut now with local cabbage price
An ad urges readers to start sauerkraut now and buy cabbage from Hunky Dory Jersey Farm at one and a half cents per pound. Phone 7612. 207.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hontieeland
A. N. Smith
Richland
Park Campbell
Jacob Greber
Bentonsport
Alma Quelle
Burlington
City
Mrs. Ruggles
Birmingham
Amos Foote
Kansas City, Mo
Mr. Bussard
Leland Fradshaw Home
Prank ‘Baker
Jefferson County Hospital
Loretta McKee
Stockport
Parsons College
Frank Light
Fred Light
Mllnois
Fay Riggs
W. H. Riggs
Evergeen Lodge
D. of H
Rev
R. H. Polly
Mt. Pleasant
Brotherhood
Christian Church
Louise Manatrey
Iowa City
State University
Leonard Lewis
W. P. Ferrer
Genevive
A. T. Brom
Millie
Prairie City
Paul Ferrer
Robert Buchanan
Beatrice
Neb
Denver
Col
First Methodist Church
Blanche Culbertson
Washington County Hospital
Fairfield
Ottumwa
Katherine Stichter
Washington
C. J. Fulton
Royal Neighors
Fraternal Aid Hall
Ladies’ Aid Society of the
Lutheran Church
J. E. Johnson
West Burlington Street
Brotherhood Bible Class of the Methodic, Bible School
Teacer
W. R. Keesey
C. M.cGraham
T. B. Short, Jr
E .G. Pligg
Dr. Ferris
Ladies’ Aid
Sweden
U. S
Couvel
U-Hoat
Iowa
Parsons College Conservatory OF Music
James P. Moorhead
Lowa
Colorado
America
CIA
Rock Island
Rocky Mountain Limited
Colorado Springs
Puchlo
Oron
Rock Pee
T. F. McNew
Fairheld
Rock Islaand Lines
iSafety and Service First
Leggett House
Fiege Tone
Gaumer Bros
Fairfield Theater
East Broadway
Agnes Vernon
William Garwood
Lois Wilson
Arthur
Dorothy Davenport
John Hill
Allen Holubar
Louise Lovely
Buterfly
J.C. Bradshaw Furniture CO
the Home Outfitters
Pure Life Insurance
National Life Assn
Des Moines
W. B. Parrett
James F. Wilson Jr
Agts
Fairfield, Fa
John T. Davies
Undertaker
George Q. Loesch
L. E
Frank D. Kerrick
Iowa State Savings
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